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A Pulitzer winner at the worst possible time, 'A Strange Loop' is Broadway-bound

Michael R. Jackson put 20 years into polishing his audacious, autobiographical musical, and then theaters went dark. Now, 'A Strange Loop' is building buzz on its way to New York City.

Then U.S. Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole (right) speaks to reporters about the Senate vote to lift the arms embargo over Bosnia on July 26, 1995, as then Sen. Joseph Biden looks on. Luke Frazza/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: Bob Dole's efforts to prevent the genocide of Bosnians, remembered

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Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, at the time a candidate for governor, walks with then-President Trump as Trump arrives for a rally in Macon, Ga. on Nov. 4, 2018, just days before the election. Sour on Kemp, Trump is now backing former U.S. Senator David Perdue for the 2022 GOP primary for governor. John Bazemore/AP hide caption

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As the 2022 campaign kicks off in Georgia, 2020 casts a long shadow

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A Pulitzer winner at the worst possible time, 'A Strange Loop' is Broadway-bound

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